EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 43

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Everyone screamed in panic as well as me who couldn't believe seeing someone hurt by the door. Wounds in

the man's leg stopped another passenger's rebelling.

I'm starting to get nervous and scared right now, is it possible that when those criminals are already taking the kids in their cars they're leaving? Then we were released?

Just thinking about it was a relief but still the children were in danger. I saw the last girl get in the car but they haven't left yet. Suddenly two of the criminals returned to the carriage and heard the words of the mothers who lost their children.

“Where do you want to take my child? Please don't hurt my son. Just take me instead.” While crying tears one of the mothers clenched her hands pleading with the criminal who passed her chair.

At least the child was very lucky to have a mother who would exchange her own life for her safety. My chest cavity was warm but it was painful to see the woman cry a mouthful.

But my sight was blocked when again the criminal who had threatened me stood before me with his face

smile slanted.

“You're coming with me.”

“I don't want to!” It wasn't my voice, the answer came from a man who was also trying to drag

forced by other criminals.

I see now, it looks like they will be looking for an adult to accompany those children.

“Follow me or you die.”

I swallowed my hard-earned salivary, between fear and annoyance staring at this villain's face. I know, from his eyes

he's taunting me. But seeing these women who have lost their children sobbing with each other makes my courage to look back at this villain even greater.

Out of nowhere, I stood up quickly, leaning slightly to pull the small bag

doctor Cilia who was in the chair in front of me and put it on my shoulder. For a moment I grimaced to realize that my left shoulder was hurting from this villain's blow earlier.

Then I got out of my chair and walked past this villain, purposely bumping my right shoulder into his arm. I could guess instead of getting angry, instead this criminal chuckled softly behind me and walked leisurely following me.

I could clearly see the other passengers were looking down in fear as I passed them. Then I'm at

lead by these criminals to get into the car immediately. I can feel people from inside the train scrambling to capture this mement using their cell phones.

“Make these kids quiet! Otherwise you will know the consequences.” Said one of the criminals who had been sitting near the car door.

I did not answer but just stared at him. Once inside it turned out that these five children were still crying as much as a hiccup. They cried to see me come in.

I immediately put my fingers in front of my mouth, asking them to stop crying but my efforts were in vain instead they were crying more and more while approaching me.

I forget that my voice is not audible.

“STOP CRYING!!” The loud shouting of the criminal sitting in the driver's side seat made these children flinch in shock and cry again.

I felt the car start to drive away from the station. This evil man looked at me sharply for not

they stopped their crying.

Right I guess, there's a drawing book and a pencil case. After taking out the drawing book and pencil, I started drawing. This worked because these children began to fall into a state of interest in watching my drawings.

No more than a minute they were all silent and protesting watching my picture.

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I guess we've been driving for over an hour. The only thing I could see outside the car was

they took us into the forest. There is a road that is usually passed by a car in the middle of this forest.

As far as the eye could see I only saw a thick tree. Every now and then the two criminals in the front seat were chatting something about our exchange. I can't clearly capture what they're talking about but what's for sure is that they're abducting children to exchange for someone.

I glanced at my watch, the time showing at three in the afternoon, the scorching afternoon sunlight coming out from between the leaves. The sound of birds from a distance was clearly heard.

The five children around me were still pouting, they were still frightened and did not dare to speak.

Then the next ten minutes the car stopped and we were forced to go down immediately.

As soon as I got down, in front of me were a few simple stilt houses, some women seemed to be peering timidly from the gap of their fragile doors. The big men began to appear before me.

Now the number of men who wear the same clothes as these criminals is increasing. I didn't expect this criminal to turn out to be more than expected. It seems like they have taken control of this place.

“MAJUU!!” The screams of some of the men who had kidnapped us shocked me who was thinking.

There were ten children starting to whine in fear whereas the only adult me and a girl younger than me were trying to calm the five little ones around. The girl looked very frightened. For a moment we looked at each other and without saying a word we both tried to calm these children down while leading them to follow the criminal.

We were taken deeper into this village and found a house larger than the one around it. When opened, in it a lot of used goods such as two cars that are dusty unused, wood and other items.

This vast warehouse became our last stop. Although there is lighting but one lamp

not quite. Then the door is closed and in the lock from the outside. All these children started crying.

“Do not be afraid. We'll be out of here soon. If you guys keep crying, we can't get out.” Utterance

the girl was scaring the kids even more.

I tried to say a word, but I didn't hear my voice. “Ka, how is this? What should we do?” This girl suddenly wailed to me, her teary eyes and sobbing with these children made me even more desperate.

My phone was taken by a criminal who pointed his gun at me. I'm sure this girl doesn't have either

his cellphone. Then I reached into Cilia's bag, found a notebook there and a ballpoint pen, and I started writing things down.

“I can't make a sound right now, do you know what they want? Why did they kidnap us?”

For a moment this girl seemed to frown at me confused, but then she still answered. “Yang

I heard they'll set us free if an exchange with someone in prison takes place. Since the government did not respond quickly while on the train, they decided to kidnap these children.”

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